May 24, 2018Monroe County government officials struggled Wednesday to start crafting their budget and property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, as they are still awaiting millions of dollars in federal...more

May 24, 2018The new gym and cafeteria at The Basilica School of St. Mary Star of the Sea will have been worth the two-year wait when it opens next month — in time for summer day camps at the historic...more

May 24, 2018With just a week before the official start of Hurricane season and a tropical system developing in the Gulf of Mexico, the radar remains down at the Key West Weather Station as of Wednesday. The...more

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Marathon man on May 20 after discovering he was driving impaired and in possession of cocaine. Adelmo Barrera Valenzuela, 36, led deputies on a short chase after he noticed a marked police car behind him. While the deputy initially clocked Valenzuela at 45 mph in a 30 mph...more

“We are on a very slippery slope in this country in the name of ‘safety.’ With this mentality of ‘see something, say something.’ It wants people to speak up when they hear the slightest thing which one can attribute to a word or phrase and not the whole conversation. Sounds a lot like the ‘eyes...more

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Marathon man on May 20 after discovering he was driving impaired and in possession of cocaine. Adelmo Barrera Valenzuela, 36, led deputies on a short chase after he noticed a marked police car behind him. While the deputy initially clocked Valenzuela at 45 mph in a 30 mph...more

“We are on a very slippery slope in this country in the name of ‘safety.’ With this mentality of ‘see something, say something.’ It wants people to speak up when they hear the slightest thing which one can attribute to a word or phrase and not the whole conversation. Sounds a lot like the ‘eyes...more

Jeers: to the Public Service Commission for their outrageous and possibly illegal denial of two Monroe County Commissioners right to speak during the public comment portion of a rate hike hearing...more

It was an exciting weekend for Monroe County Special Olympic athletes. More than 50 athletes, partners, coaches and chaperones made the trip to the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando to compete...more

When Cole Bataille crossed the Higgs Beach finish line on Saturday afternoon, few knew of his goal of breaking the record for the 50-mile run as part of the Keys 100 Ultramarathon. With a Florida...more